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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1962

Bandra

Winner — 1962

PURUSHOTTAM GANESH KHER
INC· INC
INC 64.3%SWA 20.7%1 others 15.0%
Votes
45,235
64.3% share
Winning margin
30,687
43.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,12,330

Bandra is a safe seat — PURUSHOTTAM GANESH KHER won by 43.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURUSHOTTAM GANESH KHER
INC
45,23564.3%
2
ARTHUR WILLIAM FELIX MENEZES
Swatantra Party
14,54820.7%
3
KESHAO NIKANTH JOLEKAR
Left
10,52915.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (93rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
43.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.8% · min 2.2% · max 51.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
93rd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
182nd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.3%SWA 20.7%CPI 15.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,86,258
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,661 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population4.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Buddhist 14.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity76.5%
Sanitation35.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated85.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.0%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.8%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.2%
Health insurance37.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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